MOGAMBO (1953) ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: John Ford
Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly,
Donald Sinden, Philip Stainton, Eric Pohlman,
Laurence Naismith, Denis O'Dea
A visibly aging Clark Gable plays a safari guide who finds himself juggling two hot young women (a wild one played by Ava Gardner and a prim one played by Grace Kelly) in a remake of 1932's "Red Dust", which also starred Clark Gable. The earlier version had Jean Harlow famously taking a pre-Code bath, and while this one has Ava Gardner taking a jungle shower, the results are a lot less steamy. The stars and the African locations enhance a predictable script, and the gorilla footage is a definite plus.
